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Burton Queensland Map

Explore Burton, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Burton, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

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Locality	Burton
State	Queensland (QLD)
Local Government Area	Isaac Regional
Country	Australia
Timezone	Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving
Remoteness	Remote Australia

Latitude	-21.62512
Longitude	148.11455
Area	1087.3 km²
Postcode	4742
Area Code	07
Distance to Brisbane	818 km northwest

About Burton, Queensland

Burton is a locality in the Isaac Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 1087.3 km². It lies approximately 818 km northwest of Brisbane. Burton is located at 21.6251°S, 148.1146°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4742. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.

Burton sprawls across a landscape where the ochre earth, baked by an unforgiving sun, meets the pale, endless sky. It lies 123.2 km west-south-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 244°T), and is situated 43.4 km north-east of Moranbah. Low, scrubby vegetation, a hardy testament to the arid climate, clings to the sparse terrain, punctuated by the occasional hardy acacia or the skeletal silhouette of a dead tree. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, a whisper of the ancient geology beneath, and the light at midday can be so intense it seems to bleach the very colours from the world, leaving only stark contrasts of shadow and sun-bleached earth. The land here feels vast and indifferent, a place where human endeavour must carve its existence from a formidable, beautiful emptiness.

The story of Burton is intrinsically tied to the extraction of the land's riches, a history etched in the dust and the determined spirit of its people. For generations, this locality has pulsed with the rhythm of the mines, the distant rumble of machinery a constant undercurrent to the quiet days. The local economy, though diversifying, still bears the indelible mark of the mineral wealth that first drew settlers to this remote corner of Queensland. This heritage is more than just industry; it’s a cultural bedrock, fostering a resilient, no-nonsense character in the inhabitants of Burton, a community that understands the value of hard work and the stark beauty of its sun-drenched, mineral-rich surrounds.

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